Psalms 139:10 (DBY)

Passage

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 139:8 If I ascend up into the heavens thou art there; or if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou [art there];

Psalms 139:9 [If] I take the wings of the dawn [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

Psalms 139:10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

Psalms 139:11 And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night;

Psalms 139:12 Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "even", "shall", "hand", "lead", "right", and "hold". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "If I take the wings of the..." into verse 11's "And if I say Surely darkness shall...", so "even" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "even" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.